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4 Surprises From The Steve Jobs FBI File

2:30AM Today | Adrian Covert

Gawker has unearthed Steve Jobs’s FBI file for us all to lay eyes on. Contained within are things most of us knew (or at least suspected). He had enemies? Duh. Drugs? Of course! But there are a few gems that managed to catch our eye. More »


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Watch How Special Forces Busted Into The Megaupload Mansion

1:00PM February 8, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

On January 20, dozens of New Zealand police’s elite special forces broke into Kim Dotcom’s mansion with assault helicopters, M4A3 automatic weapons, Glock pistols, dogs, sledgehammers and even a circular chainsaw, as if they were expecting a vicious narco gang waiting inside, armed to the teeth. More »


News

Anonymous Records Entire FBI Conference Call

3:15AM February 4, 2012 | Sam Biddle

Usually the FBI is the one doing the wiretapping, but Anonymous has turned the tables on the feds, intercepting an entire phone conversation between US and UK police. The investigation? Anonymous and LulzSec. Irony! More »


Online

Your Megaupload Data Could Be Deleted By Thursday

8:45PM January 30, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Since the feds shut down Megaupload, there’s been concern about what would happen to the user data stored using the service. Turns out that it may just be deleted, as early as this Thursday. More »


Online

FBI Being Sued For Shutting Down MegaUpload

7:15PM January 27, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

Well that didn’t take long. Pirate Parties International is assembling a list of users who had lost data in MU’s shutdown last week as it builds a case for an upcoming lawsuit against the Feds. More »


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FBI Agent Playset Teaches Kids About Beatings And Restraints

6:15AM December 7, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

It’s funny — when I was a kid there was a huge move away from realistic toy guns — and playing “guns” in general. Now apparently the pendulum has swung back: you can buy your kid a 15-inch toy baton and handcuffs for playing “FBI”. More »


Science

Why The Anthrax Murders Are Re-Surfacing 10 Years Later

7:00AM October 18, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

A decade after the anthrax attacks killed five people and sent 17 to the hospital, and a year after the FBI officially closed the case, it’s once again rearing its ugly head. More »


News

FBI Arrests The Scarlett Johansson Phone Hacker

8:45AM October 13, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The FBI arrested a suspect today who they believe not only hacked Scarlett Johansson’s phone, but the phones of 50 other people in showbiz as well. More »


News

Idiot Shooting Laser Pointer At Helicopter Hunted Down By Cops

10:20AM September 28, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Keep this FBI video in mind next time you’re tempted to use that diabolical wicked laser of yours. Police can track your air-menacing arse from the sky — provided you haven’t blinded them yet, of course. More »


News

Military Jets Escorted Flights On 9/11 Because Of Too Much Poop

10:59PM September 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

On a Los Angeles to New York flight yesterday, a few people used the bathroom repeatedly. On a flight from Denver to Detroit, a few more people used the bathroom for a really long time. In both cases, the military intervened. Wait, huh? More »